Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment was 0.263 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.263
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
38th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.2862
in 2018
All-time low
0.2178
in 2003
Years of data
19
2000–2021

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.262001: 0.2562002: 0.2442003: 0.2182005: 0.2372006: 0.2582007: 0.2592008: 0.2482009: 0.2492011: 0.2632012: 0.2732014: 0.2642015: 0.2472016: 0.272017: 0.2592018: 0.2862019: 0.2572020: 0.2792021: 0.263

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 0.263 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 0.2862 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2178, in 2003.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 38th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2601
2001 0.2564 -1.4%
2002 0.2438 -4.9%
2003 0.2178 -10.7%
2005 0.2368 +8.7%
2006 0.2582 +9.1%
2007 0.2586 +0.2%
2008 0.2482 -4.0%
2009 0.2493 +0.4%
2011 0.2627 +5.4%
2012 0.2729 +3.9%
2014 0.2642 -3.2%
2015 0.2469 -6.6%
2016 0.2703 +9.5%
2017 0.2595 -4.0%
2018 0.2862 +10.3%
2019 0.2571 -10.2%
2020 0.2785 +8.3%
2021 0.263 -5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2477 0.2178 0.2601 9
2010s 0.265 0.2469 0.2862 8
2020s 0.2708 0.263 0.2785 2

Countries ranked near Bolivia, Plurinational State of

  1. 35 Cameroon 0.2762 compare
  2. 36 Lithuania 0.2761 compare
  3. 37 Latvia 0.2663 compare
  4. 39 Argentina 0.261 compare
  5. 40 Jordan 0.2582 compare
  6. 41 Poland 0.2564 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.263 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 0.2862 in 2018.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2178 in 2003.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 38th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 979 data points, 2000–2022
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